June 12, 2007 |
Other News & Events
Congratulations to the
recepients of this year's
Connecticut Association of
Boards of Education (CABE)
Student Leadership Awards
Student Leadership Awards
Edna Chukwurah
Central
Robert Jeffries
Bassick
Ariadni Pereira
Bassick
David Thomas
Harding
Stephanie White
Harding
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Parent/Child Summer Selections for 2007
July 21st Selection:
A House for Hermit Crab
by Eric Carie
and
August 18th Selection:
When Charlie McButton Lost Power
by Suzanne Collins and Mike Lester
Limited Free Copies!
Call 336-4197
Sponsored by the
Bridgeport Board of Education
PARENT CENTER
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Wilbur Cross Girls Win Science Olympics
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Last month Wilbur Cross teams won first place and honorable mention in the all-girls Laurelton Hall Science Olympics. The teams participated in four challenge experiments, which included determining the components of a substance and using Skittles to determine genetic history.
Congratulations to the winning teams:
First Place Team
Lori Pham – Grade 6
Sebrina Witter – Grade 7
Lavanda Wright – Grade 8
Ashley Jacobs – Grade 8
Honorable Mention Team
Myquia Williams – Grade 6
Cachet Wright – Grade 6
Jonel Freeman – Grade 7
Rashaya Ellis – Grade 7
Rashida Smith – Grade 8
“This just shows what our kids can do, given the opportunity,” said Aresta L. Thompson, Director of Science for Bridgeport Public Schools. “They have done an excellent job.”
This year a great effort has been made to promote positive attitudes toward math and science. The Athena Girls Math and Science Program is currently in its first year of operation at Wilbur Cross and John Winthrop Schools. The program, which is offered to seventh grade students, has already achieved positive results. In addition to the Athena Program, an after school science program is available to Wilbur Cross girls in grades six through eight.
These programs at Wilbur Cross are a result of the collaborative efforts of sixth grade homeroom teacher Diana Pasuth-Durand and seventh and eighth grade science teacher Stephanie Corso, who is in her first year of teaching. “We are extremely proud of our teachers,” Thompson said. “Their collaboration goes well beyond the school day, and this is the key to the success of these programs.”
“Research shows that girls do better when they are removed from boys in the classroom,” Thompson explained. “I want the girls to see women in science doing well and succeeding so they can realize that they can do it too.” The Science Department looks forward to expanding both the Athena Program and the Archimedes Boys Math and Science Program to Park City Magnet School next school year.
Bridgeport Students Win National Recognition for Math Achievements
--Submitted by Principal William A. Rice, McKinley Exemplary School
Five Bridgeport Public School students won national recognition in the Casio/Todos Mathematics For All Awards. These awards are presented every year to Hispanic/Latino students in grades 5-12 who show great prowess in mathematics.
Congratulations to this year’s winners:
Jazzmida Acevedo
Grade 5
Edison School
Sammy Falcon
Grade 5
Waltersville School
Johnathan Gazmey
Grade 5
McKinley School
Theresa Langual
Grade 6
McKinley School
Juliana Henao
Grade 8
Blackham School
Bridgeport Public School students received 5 out of the 14 awards. Each awardee received a congratulatory letter, certificate, and a CASIO FX 9750G+-graphing calculator. The principal of each school also received a letter announcing the award.
TODOS-Mathematics For All is a non-profit organization that advocates for an equitable and high quality education for all students, in particular Latino/Hispanic Students. CASIO partners with TODOS every year to provide this recognition to students across the nation.
Read School Library Receives $5,000 Grant
The Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries recently named Read School as one of this year’s recipients of the America’s Libraries Award. Read School will receive a $5,000 grant to expand, update and diversify its library book collection. The foundation has announced that 263 school libraries are being awarded $1,286,757 in grants for 2007. Read was one of two school in Connecticut to receive this award.
“The $5000 Laura Bush Award is a wonderful gift to support learning and love of reading at Read. This award will improve the book collection available at the Read Library. The books chosen will support the curriculum in social studies, science, and language arts as well as supplement the reference section with dictionaries and encyclopedias,” Patricia Colonnese, Read School Library Media Specialist, said. “Read School is very fortunate to receive this award. The budget cuts across the district have had a huge impact on having the right books for our students at our school library.”
According to the Laura Bush Foundation, more than 129,800 students will benefit from new books in their school libraries from this year’s Laura Bush Foundation grants. The 2007 awardees include 234 public schools, 11 charter schools, 14 private schools and 4 alternative schools. Grants were made in 48 states plus the District of Columbia.
The Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries states that its mission “is to support the education of our nation’s children by providing funds to update, extend and diversify the book and print collections of America’s school libraries.” For more information, visit www.laurabushfoundation.org.
High School Students Prepare for College Survival
Thanks to the Surviving College workshops offered over spring break, seniors from Central, Bassick, and Harding High Schools are now more prepared to face the challenges of college. The program was sponsored by the Bridgeport Public Education Fund, and was held at Housatonic Community College. The students who participated in this program are also part of the Mentoring for Academic Achievement and College Success program, or have been selected as Charter Oak Scholars.
Workshops such as Surviving College help Bridgeport Public Schools and its supporting community to fulfill their mission to “graduate all students college ready and prepared to succeed in life.”
From Fairfield University's Press Room
Fairfield University students embark on NASA outreach project with BPS
Fairfield University students who in March conducted experiments in conditions similar to outer space as part of NASA's 'Microgravity University' have now embarked on the educational outreach aspect of this unique program. They will be visiting Bridgeport elementary schools to get students excited about science and encourage them to dream about the infinite wonders of space. NASA looks at the outreach as an avenue to spur tomorrow's scientists, engineers and astronauts…
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